truthful

truth·ful

 (tro͞oth′fəl)

adj.

1. Consistently telling the truth; honest.

2. Corresponding to reality; true.

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truth′ful·ly adv.

truth′ful·ness n.

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truthful

(ˈtruːθfʊl)

adj

1. telling or expressing the truth; honest or candid

2. realistic: a truthful portrayal of the king.

ˈtruthfully adv

ˈtruthfulness n

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truth•ful

(ˈtruθ fəl)

adj.

1. telling the truth, esp. habitually.

2. conforming to truth.

3. corresponding with reality: a truthful portrait.

[1590–1600]

truth′ful•ly, adv.

truth′ful•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	truthful - expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person" true honest, honorable - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting" untruthful - not expressing or given to expressing the truth; "the statement given under oath was untruthful"; "an untruthful person"
	2.	truthful - conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement" true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"

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truthful

adjective

1. honest, frank, candid, upfront (informal), true, straight, reliable, faithful, straightforward, sincere, forthright, trustworthy, plain-spoken, veracious We are all fairly truthful about our personal lives.
honest lying, false, dishonest, deceptive, insincere, untruthful

2. true, correct, accurate, exact, realistic, precise, literal, veritable, naturalistic They had not given a truthful account of what actually happened.
true made-up, false, incorrect, fictional, inaccurate, untrue, fabricated, fictitious, untruthful

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

truthful

adjective

1. Consistently telling the truth:

veracious, veridical.

2. Accurately representing what is depicted or described:

lifelike, natural, naturalistic, realistic, true, true-life.

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Translations

صَادِقصادِقصَحيح، حَقيقي، شَرْعي

pravdivýpravdomluvný

sandfærdig

ehrlichwahrheitsgemäßwahrheitsliebend

φιλαλήθης

veraz

totuudenmukainenrehellinen

véridiquefranc

istinoljubiv

igazmondó

sannsögullsannur

sinceroveritiero

正直な

신뢰하는

waardheidlievend

sannferdig

prawdomówny

sincero

правдивый

pravdovravný

resnicoljubenverodostojen

sanningsenlig

ซื่อสัตย์

doğrudoğru sözlüdoğrucudürüstgerçek

trung thực

诚实的真实的

truthful

[ˈtruːθfʊl] ADJ [account] → verídico, veraz; [person] → veraz
are you being truthful? → ¿es esto la verdad?

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

truthful

[ˈtruːθfʊl] adj

(= honest) [person] → qui dit la vérité; [answer] → véridique
She's a very truthful person → Elle dit toujours la vérité.
to be truthful → dire la vérité
to be truthful about sth → dire la vérité sur qch

(= accurate) [description] → fidèle, exact(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

truthful

adj person → ehrlich; statement → ehrlich, wahrheitsgetreu; to be truthful about it → ehrlich sein

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

truthful

[ˈtruːθfʊl] adj (account) → veritiero/a, esatto/a; (person) → sincero/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

truth

(truːθ) – plural truths (truːθz truːθs) – noun

1. trueness; the state of being true. I am certain of the truth of his story; `What is truth?' asked the philosopher. waarheid صِدْق، صِحَّه истинност verdade pravdivost; pravda die Wahrheit sandfærdighed; sandhed αλήθειαverdad tõde صحت totuus véritéאמת सच्चाई istina igazság kebenaran sannleikur verità 真実 진실성 tiesa patiesība; taisnība kebenaran waarheidsannhetprawda روغتیا verdade adevăr правдивость; истина pravda; pravdivosť resnica istina sanning ความจริง gerçeklik, doğruluk 真實性，真理 правдивість; істина سچائي، صداقت sự thật 真实性，真理

2. the true facts. I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it. waarheid حَقيقَه истина verdade pravda die Wahrheit sandhed αλήθειαverdad tõde حقایق totuus vérité הָאֱמֶת वास्तविकता istina, istinitost valóság kenyataan sannleikur verità 事実 사실 tiesa taisnība kebenaran waarheidsannhetprawda حقایق verdade adevăr правда pravda resnica istina sanning ข้อเท็จจริง gerçek, hakikat 真相 правда حقائق những điều có thật 真相

ˈtruthful adjective

(negative untruthful).

1. (of a person) telling the truth. She's a truthful child. eerlik صادِق честен verdadeiro pravdomluvný wahrheitsliebend sandfærdig ειλικρινής, φιλαλήθηςsincero, franco, que dice la verdad aus راستگو rehellinen franc דוֹבֵר אֱמֶת सच्चाईपूर्ण iskren igaz(mondó) berkata benar sannsögull sincero 正直な 정직한 sakantis tiesą patiesīgs jujur waarheidlievendsannferdigprawdomówny رښتیا ویونکی que diz a verdade sincer правдивый pravdovravný resnicoljuben iskren sannfärdig, uppriktig ซื่อสัตย์ doğrucu, doğru sözlü 誠實的 правдивий سچا، حق گو thật thà 诚实的

2. true. a truthful account of what happened. eerlike, ware صَحيح، حَقيقي، شَرْعي истински verdadeiro pravdivý wahrheitsgemäß sandfærdig ειλικρινής, αληθινόςverídico, veraz tõepärane درست totuudenmukainen véridiqueאמיתי सत्य istinit igaz benar sannur veritiero 真実の 사실과 일치하는 teisingas patiess sebenar waarheidsgetrouwsann, tro zgodny z prawdą صحیح verdadeiro veridic правильный pravdivý, presný verodostojen istinit sanningsenlig ถูกต้อง doğru, gerçek 真實的 справжній; достеменний صحيح chính xác 真实的

ˈtruthfully adverb

eerlik بِصِدْق، بصورةٍ حَقيقِيَّه правдиво confiante pravdivě wahr troværdigt ειλικρινάsinceramente; verídicamente ausalt به راستی؛ بطور صادقانه rehellisesti véridiquement בֶּאֱמֶת सत्यनिष्ठा से, सत्यवादितापूर्वक, सत्यता से istinito, iskren szavahihetően, igazsághoz hűen secara benar sannleikanum samkvæmt sinceramente 本当は 정직하게 teisingai patiesi sebenarnya eerlijki overensstemmelse med sannheten zgodnie z prawdą په رښتینی ډول ، په رښتیا سره sem mentir (în mod) veridic правдиво pravdivo resnično istinito uppriktigt, sanningsenligt ตามความจริง gerçekten, hakikaten 誠實地 правдиво; вірно سچائي سے thực 诚实地

ˈtruthfulness noun

eerlikheid, opregtheid صِدْق правдивост veracidade pravdomluvnost, pravdivost die Wahrhaftigkeit sandfærdighed ειλικρίνειαveracidad ausus صداقت rehellisyys véracité אֲמִיתוּת सत्यनिष्ठा, सत्यवादिता istinitost igazmondás, szavahihetőség; igazság kebenaran sannsögli veridicità 真実 정직함 ištikimybė tiesai, tiesumas patiesīgums kebenaran eerlijkheidsanndruhet prawdomówność, prawdziwość صداقت veracidade sinceritate правдивость pravdovravnosť; pravdivosť resnicoljubnost istinitost uppriktighet, sanningsenlighet ความซื่อสัตย์ doğruluk, gerçeklik 誠實 правдивість; правильність صداقت tính thực 诚实

tell the truth

to confess or make a true statement. die waarheid vertel يَقول الحَق أو الصِّدْق признавам dizer a verdade říci pravdu die Wahrheit sagen indrømme sandheden λέω την αλήθεια decir la verdad tõtt rääkima حقیقت را گفتن puhua totta dire la vérité לוֹמַר אֶת הַאֱמֶת निर्भीक होकर सत्य बोलना priznati, reći istinu az igazat mondja mengaku segja satt dire la verità 事実を述べる 사실을 말하다 (pa)sakyti tiesą pateikt taisnību/patiesību bercakap benar de waarheid spreken fortelle sannheten mówić prawdę حقیقت ویل dizer a verdade a spune adevărul говорить правду povedať pravdu govoriti resnico reći istinu tala sanning, säga sanningen พูดความจริง doğruyu söylemek 說實話 признатися; говорити правду اقرار کرنا، صحيح بيان دينا nói sự thật 说实话

to tell the truth

really; actually. To tell the truth I forgot it was your birthday last week. om die waarheid te sê حِقيقَةً، في الحَقيقَه всъщност para dizer a verdade abych řekl pravdu um die Wahrheit zu sagen for at sige sandheden για να πω την αλήθεια a decir verdad, para ser sincero tõtt öelda در واقع؛ حقیقتاً totta puhuen à dire vrai לוֹמַר אֶת הַאֱמֶת वास्तव में zapravo, iskreno az igazat megvallva sesungguhnya satt að segja (a dire il vero) 本当のことを言うと 사실을 말하자면 tiesą sakant patiesību sakot sebenarnya om de waarheid te zeggenfor å si det som det er prawdę powiedziawszy حقیقتاُ، په واقع کی para dizer a verdade ca să fiu sincer по правде говоря aby som pravdu povedal po pravici povedano iskreno sanningen att säga ... ตามความเป็นจริง doğrusunu isterseniz 老實講(說) правду кажучи در حقيقت، در اصل thực sự 老实讲（说）

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truthful

→ صَادِق pravdomluvný sandfærdig ehrlich φιλαλήθης veraz totuudenmukainen véridique istinoljubiv veritiero 正直な 신뢰하는 waardheidlievend sannferdig prawdomówny sincero правдивый sanningsenlig ซื่อสัตย์ dürüst trung thực 诚实的

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truthful

a. veraz, verdadero-a;

adv. verdaderamente, realmente.

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